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Scottish government: 2026 CWG carry reputational, financial risk
Scottish government concerns over plans for Glasgow to step in and stage the 2026 Commonwealth Games include reputational risk to Scotland’s event hosting record as well as “financial risk”.
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Man Utd in the red for fifth successive year
Manchester United recorded a loss of £113.2m (€134.2m/$147.9m) for the 2023-24 financial year despite the Premier League club posting record revenues of £661.8m.
VRT takes rights to extra Uefa club competition match
Cercle Brugge's last-minute Uefa Conference League qualification has prompted Belgian telco Telenet to sublicense an extra match to free-to-air broadcaster in Flanders: VRT.
Labrune vows to ‘reinvent’ Ligue 1 after defeating Linette
Vincent Labrune turned up for work this morning intent on enacting phase two of French football's recovery plan, following his surprisingly comfortable re-election as Professional Football League (LFP) president.
EXCLUSIVE: Cisco goes international with NFL sponsorship
Digital technology firm Cisco is expanding its agreement with the National Football League (NFL) to include international rights, SportBusiness understands
Mediapro back in the black for 2023
Mediapro registered a profit of €12m ($13.3m) in 2023 as revenues rose narrowly to €1.2bn but remained well short of levels enjoyed before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Belgian league eyes five-season domestic TV deal
The Belgian Pro League will once again look for a five-season domestic broadcast rights agreement after launching its tender in conjunction with the IMG agency.
Wasserman football expansion rolls on with Swiss agency deal
US talent representation and marketing company Wasserman has targeted Switzerland for its latest football move, acquiring the country's leading player agency, International Football Management (IFM).
TV2 Denmark returns for ‘different’ NFL deal
TV2 Denmark has agreed a 'multi-year' NFL rights deal just over six months after ending its previous contract one year early to step away from the sport.
Viaplay streams Nations League on YouTube in UK
Viaplay is streaming free YouTube coverage in the UK of the opening 2024-25 Uefa Nations League fixtures after failing to sell the rights on to a broadcaster
BeIN still to make LFP payment amid sponsorship questions
BeIN Sports’ first instalment payment for its slice of Ligue 1 domestic rights remains unpaid with the broadcaster understood to be holding out for full details of the sponsorship inventory it has been awarded.
XE axes remaining 2024 hosts, eyes new locations
Extreme E (XE), the electric off-road racing series, has scrapped the remaining races on the 2024 calendar, including a planned debut in the United States, and is evaluating how best to complete its final…
Oppo downgrades to second-tier Champions League sponsor
Oppo has downgraded its sponsorship deal for the Uefa Champions League to become one of the competition’s new second-tier partners for the next three-year cycle.
NFL takes crypto plunge with Bitpanda
More than two years after loosening its restrictions on blockchain sponsorships, the NFL has agreed its first central deal in the space with cryptocurrency trading firm Bitpanda.
ITV’s NFL highlights show discontinued
ITV will no longer show its weekly National Football League highlights programme in the UK this season
Pernod Ricard forced into embarrassing PSG U-turn
Pernod Ricard has pulled its sponsorship of Paris Saint-Germain after just three days following a fierce backlash from football fans in Marseille, from where the drinks company hails.
Gannon steps up as Chelsea CEO Jurasek departs
The overhaul of senior personnel at Chelsea has continued with the English Premier League club today (Thursday) announcing the departure of chief executive Chris Jurasek and promotion of Jason Gannon to president and chief operating officer.
Konami holds off EA for exclusive Milan duo rights
Video game publisher Konami has secured a significant victory in its battle with rival EA Sports by securing exclusive agreements with Serie A's two Milan clubs for the 2024-25 season, SportBusiness has learned.